consolation

consolation
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ small
VERB + CONSOLATION
▪ have
▪

She had the consolation of coming second in her last race of the day.

▪ seek
▪

She tends to seek consolation in food.

▪ draw (esp. BrE), find, take
▪

He drew little consolation from this fact.

▪

When her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.

▪

Although we lost the game, we took some consolation from the fact that we played well.

▪ bring (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
▪

The next game will probably offer them the consolation of winning.

PREPOSITION
▪ consolation for
▪ consolation to
▪

The children were a great consolation to me at that time.

PHRASES
▪ be (of) little consolation to sb, be (of) small consolation to sb, be (of) some consolation to sb
▪

This news was of little consolation to us.

▪ if it is any consolation (to sb)
▪

If it's any consolation to you, the weather here is also awful.

▪ sb's one consolation, sb's only consolation
▪

When she lost her job, her only consolation was that she had some savings in the bank.


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